Did any of you know that it is perfectly legal to own a cannon, a real full sized 19th century artillery piece, as long as it was designed before 1898 and does not fire shells that include both the powder charge and projectile? From what I've learned there does not even seem to be a limit on the size of the cannon that you are allowed to own, you could build a recreation of the Tsar Cannon if you wanted. These cannons do not even have to be muzzle loading, since there were breach loading cannons prior to 1898.

Anyone out there know anything about these cannons? Or know enough about guns in general to tell me if it would be possible to have one of these cannons made with modern steel that could take a charge of modern smokeless rifle powder?

Could there possibly still be a use for antiquated cannons? I'd imagine that an old school cannon could prove useful in the event of some sort of civil unrest in an event like the LA riots if loaded with buckshot or gravel or something. Besides, I'd bet that the blacks would run like hell if you started shooting a civil war era cannon at them.

My Step Brother-In-Law makes smaller replicas of old cannons using modern steel and uses all manner of powders in them. He usually fires them up around the 4th of July. As I understand it as long as he does not fire projectiles through them they are legal, although city noise ordinances may make this troublesome depending on where you live.

Sounds like fun!
'Dixie gun works' has real cannon,
but 'just the barrel alone' would be cheaper
and 'barrels alone' are available.
I can see me now, old 'Sugarmay' and I,
hauling a dern cannon behind us on the way to the revolution.
{ 'Red', my mule, won't pull }
Load it with two or three pounds of buckshot...
better look out!

YUP! I knew it!! I knew it because up here in my tiny mountain community about 3 and a half miles North of Sacramanto, my neighbor has a small sized Black Powder Cannon and he sets it off every 4th of July!!

My other neighbors owns at least 50 Black Powder guns.

Every 4th, the one neighbor shoots his little Black Powder Cannon and the other neighbor shoots off his Black Powder guns.

Everyone else shoots whatever they have!

It's he** Noisey and really super fun!!!

For this small community of 256, we have one heck of a Whopping Good 4th of July with lots of really good fireworks paid for by the oldest Family Owned and Operated Bar/Saloon in California

Hey man,
I live down here in north Texas and my sister lives in southern California.
I was wondering about northern California as a place to move to where the summers are comfortable and not so dern hot.
I have more friends in Oregon and Colorado than Texas,
and I've lived here all my life.

Land is so expensive in California however.
My 25 acres and 1800 sq ft house is apprased at $200,000.
And in California it would be worth,
what a 20 year old trailer house on a few acres would be worth.
The weathers good but there are too many people,
makes the desert look good.

But good land for a garden, water, shade trees and some room to hunt, trap, and run my hounds...
Is there any room left?

Siskiyou houndsmen coon hunting club had pictures
in the Full Cry magazine, and they are way up north.
Any recomendations?

Sorry about the delay in answering, had to go to the Hardware Store and get hoses and watering supplies.
I'm surrounded by Forest Fires!
I would not recommend California anymore.
The City that is 20 miles from me has turned into a 'Groid Paradise'.
It all started 6 months ago. With about 50 Groids at first and then 100 a month and now we are in the thousands.
This City, that's near where I live, was about 95% White before that.
I think either a couple Brokers did a longtime scheme to get the Real Estate Market moving by 'Blockbusting' or the NAACP paid some Blacks to move here when a few Racial Incidents happened over that last 3 years.
Don't know exactly why, but they are doing it 'Together'. They are all 'In-Touch' with each other and it all has been 'Planned Out' to come in Groups and 'Take Over' this City.
I am talking about the largest City North of Sacramento and not as far up as Yreka.
Up the I-5 freeway in far-Northern California.
It's been 107 for a week now. Summer is always in the 100's for Weeks in this area of far-Northern California.
I live in the mountains outside this City, several hours North of Sacramento.
I am waiting to Transfer out, thru work to Oregon. I want to work and live in North Eastern Oregon. I know what it's like there, have a friend living in Oregon now attending OSU in Corvallis.
North Eastern Oregon is 95% White. And that's for sure, I have triple checked.
I would suggest Oregon also. The coast has alot of Seniors.
Portland is out for me, too many Leftist Liberals and the minorities are there. Some Hispanics, quite a few are in Eugene.
But, anywhere except for Ashland and Portland and some of the Cities/Towns near to Portland are not too nice if you don't want the Minority thing. And I know I don't.
I am going to try and put a link to a Trailer on Land on here for you that I found.
Also, for Shasta County try www.shastamls.com and it has MOST of the listings for Shasta, but ALL of them. There's also For Sale By Owner, REO's and Foreclosures for sale.
OK I uploaded the Trailer home on land. Hope it works, just in case it does not here's the link manually: http://www.findrealestateagents.org/...s_for_sale.php
There used to be places in Far Northern California that were VERY White.
That is all changing now. You have Bay Area people flooding up here and from Los Angeles, Oakland and San Diego.
They are bringing in Minorities, tons of Blacks, Mestizos, very poor unemployed Whites, Tweekers/Meth heads, and their terrible Leftist Liberalism!
It's pretty much 'ruined' up here now. Can't wait to move to Oregon.
I'm hoping that there really WILL BE a White Homeland up in Oregon, Washington, Pan Handle of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
It is hard to live thru and watch what I went thru in Los Angeles area.
If I was smart I would start an 'Iron Bars' business.
I can't just up and leave, leaving my Real Estate and Animals and especially my Job!! Can't do that, just have to wait my turn to Escape from this place.
There's tons of competition moving up to Oregon, Washington and Northern Idaho. If you a pretty wealthy it is no problem. But, the working poor moving up there, don't know yet. I'm the working poor.
I will help anyone that wants to know about Northern California property.
I just don't like it here anymore.

The reason bullet powder doesn't work in a cannon is it needs high pressure to burn at the correct rate. Black Power is going to burn at the same (or close to) rate, pressure or not. In a cartridge and riffled barrel setup, the bullet squishes down into the rifling and makes a good seal. Not the same as unrifled barrels that can leak gas. Here is the test. make a thin line of black powder about 2 feet long, add to the end another line of cartridge powder. Put a fuse in the middle of the to lines of powder and see which one finishes first. The black powder will go poof, and the cartridge power will sissss, too slow for any cannon, especially if there is no (relatively heaver) ball or a simple light paper or clothe wad to help build up pressure. Then you will need to drill out the ball that may have gotten stuck. For best results (louder with same smoke) always add a little wading to get that extra Oomph pressure. Unless you like to see a smoke shot, which is a crowd pleaser and no worry about a smoldering wad in the bushes or imbedded in the wood fence.

You can cut holes in 1/2 inch dry fence wood if the barrel is too close. I'm talking about the small replicas with .50 bore. And I probably don't have to say a cannon flying back at you is not good for you and anything else it hits.